Oadby and Wigston
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| Borough of Oadby and Wigston | |
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 Shown within Leicestershire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Leicestershire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 344th 23.52 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Wigston |
| ONS code: | 31UJ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 332nd 56,096 2,385 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 84.0% White 13.3% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
Missing image Oadby&wigstonarms.PNG Oadby and Wigston Borough Council http://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Liberal Democrats |
| MP: | Edward Garnier |
Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and borough in the English county of Leicestershire. It is composed of the two areas Oadby, and Wigston and some hinterland. It is predominantly urban, and runs directly into Leicester, to the north-west.
It is part of the Harborough constituency, and was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Oadby and Wigston urban districts.
It is twinned with the towns of Maromme and Norderstedt.
| Districts of England - East Midlands | 
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Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Blaby | Bolsover | Boston | Broxtowe | Charnwood | Chesterfield | Corby | Daventry | Derby | Derbyshire Dales | East Lindsey | East Northamptonshire | Erewash | Gedling | Harborough | High Peak | Hinckley and Bosworth | Kettering | Leicester | Lincoln | Mansfield | Melton | Newark and Sherwood | Northampton | North East Derbyshire | North Kesteven | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham | Oadby and Wigston | Rushcliffe | Rutland | South Derbyshire | South Holland | South Kesteven | South Northamptonshire | Wellingborough | West Lindsey | |
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire |